Mad Lab Kit includes: 1 large, 1 medium, 1 small sized bottle, 1 test tube, .3oz spider web w/spider, 1 burner w/PVC tube, 1 stand, 1 rat, snake and skull. Reusable storage chest.School uniforms is a popular issue which has caused a lot of debatein the last few years. New and seasoned teachers can take these popular topics can create thematic lesson plans.
Remember start with the argumentative nature of the debate as the framework for your lesson planning. Many students feel they lose their identity when everyone is required to wear the same clothes to schools. Others feel a school uniform makes students equal. Many teachers and school administrators are looking to a school uniform or a uniform dress code as a means for instilling a feeling of discipline in the classes as well as an atmosphere of learning.
Here are some lesson plans pros and cons to help get you started.
Reasons For Wearing School Uniforms
- It helps save time in the morning
- It stops feelings of jealousy
- It helps reduce discipline problems - teachers can teach and students can learn.
- It sets the tone for a proper work attitude
Reasons Against Wearing School Uniforms
- It takes away students' freedom to make decisions
- It hurts the need for self-expression
- It stops students from feeling unique and special.
- Students don't want to wear what everybody else is wearing.
So what can you do as a new or seasoned teacher to kick off the thematic unit of school uniforms:
- Survey different classes in your school to find out if the students are for or against school uniforms. Present your findings to class.
- Decide in pairs or in groups, decide what kind of school uniform you would want. Present your ideas to the class.
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